Fire protection sprinkler concealment assembly having an external indicia

Abstract

Concealment assemblies for fire protection sprinklers. The concealment assembly includes a cover member having an external surface with a base coating of uniformly applied polymer. One or more different polymer coatings are disposed in a discontinuous manner over the base polymer to provide a visual contrast and form desired indicia.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A concealment assembly for concealing a fire protection sprinkler assembly, the concealment assembly comprising:
 a tubular securement member having a first end and a second end spaced apart from one another along a central axis, the second end including an annular flange; 
 a cover member; and 
 a plurality of solder connections between the cover member and the annular flange to conceal the second end of the tubular securement member, the cover member including:
 a substrate having a first surface internal to the tubular securement member and a second surface external to the tubular securement member; 
 a first continuous polymer layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate; and 
 a second discontinuous polymer layer disposed on a portion on the first polymer layer. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The concealment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first and the second polymer layers are of different colors, a first polymer layer of a first color disposed on an entire area of the second surface of the substrate; and a second polymer layer of a second color disposed on a portion on the first polymer layer. 
     
     
       3. The concealment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of solder connections contacts the cover plate member to define a plurality of solder regions on the first polymer layer, the portion on the first polymer layer having the second polymer layer disposed thereon defines a zone of indicia on the first polymer layer that is distinct from the plurality of solder regions. 
     
     
       4. The concealment assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the second polymer layer defines indicia being any one of: an alpha numeric logo, a symbol, an icon, a pattern, or combination thereof. 
     
     
       5. The concealment assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the indicia comprises an alpha numeric logo. 
     
     
       6. The concealment assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of solder connections is equiangularly disposed about the central axis, the zone of indicia being radially inward of the solder connections. 
     
     
       7. The concealment assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the zone of indicia is circular. 
     
     
       8. The concealment assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the zone of indicia is rectangular. 
     
     
       9. The concealment assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the zone of indicia includes a plurality of zones of indicia. 
     
     
       10. The concealment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first polymer comprises a paint and the second polymer comprises a screen printing ink. 
     
     
       11. The concealment assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the second polymer of ink comprises of up to five layers of ink. 
     
     
       12. The concealment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the solder connections and first polymer define a nominal temperature rating and the second polymer varying the temperature rating no more than 5%. 
     
     
       13. The concealment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the concealment assembly satisfies a standardized thermal and exposure response test. 
     
     
       14. The concealment assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second polymer layer is applied to the first polymer to a material thickness that ranges from 1 to 3 times a thickness of the first polymer. 
     
     
       15. The cover plate assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first polymer layer defines a first surface area, the second polymer layer defines a surface area of no more than 50% of the first polymer surface layer. 
     
     
       16. The cover plate assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the surface area of the second polymer layer is no more than 30% of the first polymer surface layer. 
     
     
       17. The cover plate assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the surface area of the second polymer layer is no more than 20% of the first polymer surface layer. 
     
     
       18. A system for concealing an installed fire protection sprinkler, the system comprising:
 a cover member having a first substrate surface defining at least one solder region and a second substrate surface defining an external surface of the concealment system that remains visible after concealing the installed sprinkler; and 
 a base layer of a first polymer disposed over the second substrate surface, a portion of the second base layer defining at least one logo zone off-set from the at least one solder region for applying a second polymer different than the first polymer. 
 
     
     
       19. The system of  claim 18 , including a securement member for engaging a sprinkler support cup and a solder deposit disposed within the at least one solder region to couple the cover member to the securement member. 
     
     
       20. The system of  claim 18 , wherein the logo zone is an area less than an area defined by the base layer. 
     
     
       21. The system of  claim 20 , wherein the logo zone is 50% of the area defined by the base layer. 
     
     
       22. The system of  claim 21 , wherein the logo zone is no more than 30% of the area defined by the base layer. 
     
     
       23. The system of  claim 22 , wherein the logo zone is no more than 20% of the area defined by the base layer. 
     
     
       24. The system of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one solder region includes a plurality of solder regions and the at least one logo zone defines a plurality of logo zones, the plurality of logo zones being off-set from each of the plurality of solder regions. 
     
     
       25. The system of  claim 18 , wherein the cover member has a perimeter defining any one of a circular or rectilinear shape, the logo zone being centered within the perimeter. 
     
     
       26. The system of  claim 25 , wherein the logo zone is circular. 
     
     
       27. The system of  claim 18 , wherein the cover plate assembly satisfies a standardized thermal and exposure response test.